Why No One Is Buying AVON! | The DownFall Of An Iconic Brand 

I love your explanation. ❤

It's me, I'm the one person still wearing skinny jeans 😂

​@@ashbunny2645same

@@ashbunny2645 I stand with you in solidarity wearing skinny jeans and a side part 🤣

Perfect example but it actually annoys me a little that this has to be explained... Why don't people understand the concept of hyperbole using absolute statements when most of us use it all the time? (I literally just did.... and it wasn't intentional... 😭)

That was a fascinating piece of history. Thanks for sharing. I had no idea but of course it makes sense. We grew up in a non English speaking community and purchasing Avon from each other was far more pleasant than trying to go to the local department stores and deal with the attitudes there. Yes now that you mention it I remember that too

Iirc a huge part of the success of the Sears catalogue was also due to Black people being able to shop from it without the harassment they experienced in stores.

Lovely comment. ❤

I’m so sorry this happened to you all. It makes me angry. Sometimes I wonder if some of the mentally of people in the USA are still segregated in their minds. So much hatred it is sad 😢

That's amazing, thank you for sharing.

I found a stack at the laundromat. They're still being printed

agreed!

And it had the perfume smells 😭😭😭💔💔💔💔

I loved it too. That’s actually such a strangely nice childhood memory that I hadn’t thought of haha. The perfume samples reminder also really brought it back for me 😂

They still have them. I got one before Christmas

She was an employee. She didn't sell. I was also. My pension will start at 65. They were a great company to be an employee of. Unfortunately, the Avon ladies who were selling got screwed. Though I always knew a few who made $30k a month because they had a large downline of sellers

I buy AVON products online. They're good for the price, the basic stuff like bath products are actually some of my favourites and I do choose them when I can. I would buy them more if they were available in shops. But I don't dip into their "higher-end" stuff. They do nice scents and they're just a decent brand overall imo.

truuuue! avon jewelery and vintage homewares is actually a saught after items at the thrift

Exactly this!! My mom has been doing AVON for over 40 years (I’ll be 40 in Feb). She doesn’t mess with the MLM part, and never has. She used to make President’s Club before they went to the MLM model in 2005, and I know she would much prefer it to go back to the way it was.

@@sksksks7533AVON jewelry from the 90’s and early 2000’s was sooo iconic, good quality, esp for the price! I wore it all thru high school

Avon is owned by LG. They hardly sell any Avon products. They sell products from other companies and the prices are not what Avon was known for. In the US, anyway.

Awww that's amazing

That’s sweet but that’s a human being saving you, not the brand.

Wow, glad you're ok! Was your head sticking out, though? How did you survive half an hour?

​@@marmar1293 that's true, but she probably wouldn't of been able to save them if she wasn't an avon lady yk?

Aww that’s so sweet! I’m 22 and engaged and my engagement ring is a (relatively) cheap one from Pandora! I love a good deal on cheap, but gorgeous jewellery ☺️

I have owned avon bijoux accessories. Really not bad at all. They are quite nice and I didn’t experience any irritation or skin issues

I worked for the company. As an employee. Didn't sell. Their jewelry was fantastic. The earrings don't cause allergic reactions. The rest of the products mostly were not good. I still have rings and jewelry from them from over a decade ago. I'm sure your ring was beautiful

​@@ghoultoothThe expense of the ring is a almost irrelevant. The faithfulness is what is important. 😊

#cringe

It works so well too! It's the only insect repellent I use now, all actual insect repellents I've tried just don't compare

Yesssss

So sag true dogs too!!

I used this stuff on my horses for fly repellent when I rode. This stuff was AMAZING!

Skin So Soft, that brings back memories. Best mosquito repellant I ever used.

I use SSS every day! Lol

Look at your local flea market!! In our flea market they have an Avon Lady there and I still am able to get my favorites, perfume, skin so soft, bath oil etc. ❤❤❤

I remember sneaking the perfume roller n thinking it was fancy gloss. Omg my mouth was burning! I didnt get a whoopin cuz that was punishment enuf. Lol! But yea, the mini lipsticks and lip glosses for little girls. My mama is cherries jubilee n white/jovon musk. She wore nuthn else. 🙏🏽

R.i.p to her😢

I can tell you, Avon lipstick lasted longer than any brand, it rarely went 'off' and had good staying power.

Avon lipstick are soo good I use them and they are so nourishing and smooth it's insane

I still have an old eyeshadow from my mother - i guess from the 70s or 80s. It is way better pigmented and more buttery than any new one i have. The consistency is more like a baked eyeshadow.

LG only owns parts of Avon (USA & CANADA). Natura owns the rest of them like Brazil and European branches. Avon Products, Inc. and New Avon LLC (US and Canada business) become two separate companies.

I've been selling Avon for 38 years and I totally agree with you. I've often had to agree with people saying Avon thinks it's 'Amway' now & the fact that our products can be found in stores, it's just not the same. And another thing, they bring new products out and they're discontinued by the time a customer has tried it and decided they like it. The quality of their costume jewelry has gone way down and their guarantee for Avon items is practically non-existent now. My Mom sold for years and there are items I still love in Avon, so I''m still selling for a while longer. Just hope Avon can figure out how to correct their problems before it's too late.

😂😂😂😂

I bet lots of us got our first "grown up lippie" that way! I used to pour over the catalog & to this day, a bullet lipstick means " I am a grown, independent woman" to me

Omg I’d forgotten those! I loved those too as a young teen!

Same. My mom had samples because she sold Avon for a short time and I was so obsessed over them. I was only 5 and I'm 47 now and still absolutely adore 💄 and all things makeup😍

Absolutely!

Same❤

I cannot believe the parallels in our comments

I loved those!

I'm 57. I still have some perfume bottles from back in the day (my favorite is a little amber faun); both my own and those that belonged do my mom

I got my grandma’s mini lipstick 💄 when I was little, I miss those

They were on the ethical side of MLM's.

Yep lol you're bound to find a few catalogues for not only Avon but Natura, O Boticário, etc in your office break room here, no matter where you work! My nosy ass loves flipping through them and seeing who ordered what

Aw that’s so cute though! See people really have fond memories of the brand

Same here memories😂😂😂😂😂😂

I still remember my mother's Avon rep's name, and was so excited when she would come to our home with her bag of Avon samples and brochures when I was a child.

Ew, the white lipstick. TBH, though, my friends and I just used Erace (by Max Factor) as lipstick. Also ew.

@@missnataliedavisgirl chill out Jesus Christ it’s a perfume that a stranger on the internet you’ll never meet doesn’t like

how old is she? i'm curious. i see people here talking about nostalgia for it, but seriously, i don't consider myself young or old lol, but even back at school we could already tell there was something dodgy and cash grabby about it, but we guessed out mothers just didn't knew better (and it turned out to be partially true. they either were buying just to help an avon-selling friend, or they weren't internet savy to look for reviews, sales, brands, etc)

@@magical571 she's 79 and I get it. It's what was available in small rural towns (nothing against that in case someone wants to yell at me about it) back in the days when the Avon lady was knocking on doors. But if I remember correctly, there were better smelling perfumes available, if not a bit more subtle. Hers literally smells like baby powder mixed with alcohol. Nothing against Avon. I can understand the nostalgic part. I actually enjoyed looking through the Avon catalog (I'm 51) when I was young!

@@Hannah-zw9ow amen! ❤️ This is why I'm reluctant to comment on videos. Someone's always finding something wrong with expressing your thoughts. I don't like it but I don't tell her that. I wouldn't want to hurt her feelings for gosh sakes. Comments also support the creator but I guess this teaches me to continue to keep my fingers (and thoughts) to myself.

My aunt wore so much Imari it’s the name of her granddaughter 😂

What an Icon‼️ did Avon supported her during retirement? Do they have pension or something?

@@leavealekalone To be honest, I don't know. I wasn't close to her by that point.

​@@leavealekaloneNo pensions. Avon ladies were considered independent sales reps working on commission, not employees. Not that many private 😊companies have workplace pension plans anyways. 🙂

I am an Avon rep and I don't think of Avon as an MLM. I have never had to recruit anyone to make money. I just sell directly to consumers. When you buy from an Avon representative, you are supporting them directly. Please feel good knowing that Avon is one of the only companies where a woman can be in charge and in control of her own finances. For some women who may have been in abusive relationships, have little or no education, or perhaps have a criminal background, Avon is a way to start earning money right off the bat with zero investment. It is free to become a representative, they do not charge for you to have an online store, and if need be, they will send you a visa card where they send your commisions. So many woman have Avon to thank for providing them a way to earn money of their own and giving them the opportunity to meet others. I know MLM's have a bad reputation but believe me when I tell you that Avon is not one of those MLM's. There is no inventory to carry, no monthly fee, no minimum monthly purchases, and no recruiting required. When my twins were born premature and my corporate job did not allow me time off or even pay my wages, it was my Avon checks and my Avon sisterhood that helped keep the lights on. There are countless stories of how Avon has helped women just like me so please don't feel bad about your hand cream purchase because when you shop with a rep, they will get between 20-50% of what you pay. Wouldn't you rather a rep you actually see in person or at least lives in your area earn the money rather than a big faceless corporation? When you shop with a rep, you have direct control over who your dollars are supporting! Thank you for buying from a rep.

I've sold Avon for 38 years and by biggest seller is silicone glove hand cream, personally I love silicone glove and moisture therapy hand cream and use the moisture therapy body lotion all the time. Years ago I had an aunt that was a janitor and her and her fellow workers would use silicone glove before their shift and found out that it really protected their hands,

AWWWW omg I love this story!!!😂❤️ so relatable and so cute lol

I buy their products online. I didn’t even know they were an MLM. Their Skin so Soft is my go-to bath and body line.

Exactly, my mom tried to get into it a few times and was never successful, but she never went broke either. It was basically free to try.

Their Anew line is nice. Sin so Soft was another one. They also had jewelry. I still have a few pieces that were my sisters and I remember the mini lipsticks. So fun to play with. I think a door to door went out of fashion,I saw Co workers trying to sell Avon on the side (pamplets).

They are actually tolerated for that same reason. They weren't pressuring people into recruiting others. My aunt sold Avon and never had an issue with them.

@@ALT-vz3jn What is MLM?

Same, I love going back in history, imagine let's say "The history of a blush"..we will go back to French révolution, fascinating idea❤

Yes omg it was huge in the 90s! I remeber the bath pearl things!

My mom's best friend was an Avon lady and my mom a Tupperware lady when I was a kid, lol...I used to get Christmas jewelry as a kid in my stocking from Avon. I inherited my mom's old orange and brown Tupperware containers, they are solid as heck and useful. Better than those cheap Rubbermaid ones.

Their skin so soft line is actually really good. That has been the only thing that has got rid of my psoriasis breakouts.

Skin So Soft was the only product anyone my age in the early aughts would buy 😆

i was going to respond about skin so soft being a bug repellent. we used it all the time at the cottage ... many 'burly' men i knew would swear by it when they went out fishing.

The perfumes and underwear was lovely. My aunty was an Avon lady for decades.

The perfumes, well some anyway were Amazing!

The body and bath stuff was lush

Me too, 😂

Same here. My favorite fragrance was Imari (the original).😊

It's so weird reading about Natura and Brazilian stuff in English lol. I came to America at 9 years old but totally understand you. The Natura Mamae & Bebe smell is like... the scent of my childhood haha.

@@Saphthings it’s funny because we easily take for granted how big of a business is Natura, a beauty giant. For the salespeople who used to rely on catalog sales this is s heavy blow, but Natura is clearly cutting the bestselling Avon products and trying to take hold of the sales instead of relying on sellers. Let’s see what the future brings!

And here I thought global Avon belonged to NaturaCo, silly me I came to say this. In Brazil, everyone’s first makeup came from Avon (at least from by generation and before), so it’s been huge since ever. Surely, overtime as the Brazilian beauty market evolved, Avon lost a bit of its iconic status, but it’s always been here, now with influencers making their products viral. So it’s really weird to watch a video about a downfall. I believe Avon will always be a thing because it provides quality products with great prices for the overall community

I didn't know Natura bought them! The booklet lady is dying out, but at least for Natura I know you can still have your representative's code added to your online orders so they can get their commission. But honestly it's probably for the better - Natura and Oboticario aren't considered "true" mlms here because their profits do come from sales and not the recruitment of sellers. I believe letting these kinds of representatives die out is an attempt to distance themselves further from that kind of business model and avoid litigation - you know, what with the whole mess with Herbalife and Hinode and Tupperware. I believe Avon still makes an actual profit from direct sales here in Brazil, but I do think they had been shifting their focus towards recruitment for a while - much like Tupperware, another giant with actually good products back in the day that became more and more predatory over the years and is now (finally, blessedly) dying. And honestly, even for Natura and Oboticario, in the end their direct sale representatives barely make any money - I'd much rather have a seller at a store who I know is getting paid actual wages than someone sinking into debt to try and meet the sales quotas of their supposed side gig, as I've seen happen to people in my family.

Yeeessss my mom used to make me use skin so soft for mosquitoes 😂

Yes came here to talk about these! They also had a killer pore reducing mask!

Was it just me or did that really work?!

@@corriebelle it did!!!🤣

I taught kindergarten this year and when one of the children wrote her Santa letter, she asked for skincare! A 5 year old asking for skincare! All because of TiK Tok. Predatory practices targeting children needs to be regulated/stopped right now.

Sending love & a boundary-respecting hug ❤, it's always so hard when personal trauma and the holidays pile up...hope you have some laughs, some distraction, & some peace. 💕

Same but dad passed over. The Welsh twins brighten our hard days,keeping us distracted. Sending virtual hugs. ❤

@@Samlovest. I'm so so sorry for your loss🫂🫂 I can't even imagine how difficult that would be. Sending you all the love, hugs, and healing❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Hope things get better for u xx ❤

Hi! I read your comment and I wanted to send my condolences. I hope whatever medical issues you’re facing begin to look up soon!

Oh my gosh, I forgot those! My grandma bought like 40 shades of mauve and nude in those.

@@LunarEleven hahaha! They were really cute and small but made for horrible lipsticks 💄 Never stayed on for more than an hour.

I can totally relate, I lived for those catalogues. I also had Oriflame in my country that I remember from the teenage years. Always thought this brand was classier and maybe better quality than Avon

Same

This is exactly me. I actually love some of the skincare products. They have really helped my skin lately.

Wow. That's awful. Grooming you to be an Avon hon. Crazy!

Oh my god YEESSS! Latina here too and Avon was top tier back then.

I had such a stock of those when I sold Avon. They were awesome

​@@kirstenmaki4657And still available in Canada from time to time in a fancy container -- 30 minis for about $42 Canadian (about $32 US)

I still buy their skin so soft products all the time. They’re my go-to shower products. Much Better quality than BBW.

They did!! 😂😂😂😂

Moonwind was my favourite scent of all time..

My mother and To A Wild Rose perfume.

Lol same in Liverpool I’ve seen it graffitied in toilets 🤣

Wasn't a myth, they use a chemical Icaridin which is similar to Deet so it did aid in repelling mosquitos but Deet is more effective....

@@thewraith3366 that’s really interesting I always assumed it was a myth. Probably because it wasn’t strong enough for Scottish. Midges 😂

It certainly did work.

yer Da sells Avon is something I hear a bit in Manchester as well xD

omg i still have a mark hair product! It works so good that i use it sparingly.

🤔. I forgot I was gifted a cloth Mark make up bag until it got a well, mark on it ( horrible runny stain) Was wondering about the name * Make your mark*. It was well made.

I miss the Mark. line so much it was incredible!!

I knew someone who started selling Avon about 10 years ago and She thought it would sell well and be really popular but she always struggled with sales from day one. I think it had had it's day by then and just wasn't that interesting with all the other brands and products that had exploded onto the market at that point.

Was that the serum and cream mix,black and gold 📦 packaging?xx

As Donna described it, that would pump out and mix together then? If so it's still available. 🙂

Lol! They're not. I use to sell Mary Kay, and same thing. Not supposed to sell at fairs, etc. But I wanted to meet new people and make money. Only did it once. I still get some Avon perfumes and lipsticks through a friend of my mom's. :)

Still does. 😀